Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

7 Megapixel Camera Phone

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the thats-a-lotta-pixels dept.

Alex writes "It looks like LG Electronics are planning a 7 Megapixel Camera Phone which to me seems like overkill - but it must be making a few of those digital photography manufacturers pushing out point and shoot digicams a little nervous. Camera phones will never take over DSLRs or serious digital cameras but are we seeing what will be the death of the entry level point and shoot digicam?"

4 of 333 comments (clear)

  1. That .... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    was a quick slashdotting.

  2. Did you memorize... by bdbolton · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    that whole thing? Thats really damn funny. I love those books! I've read the whole trilogy twice. I can't wait for the movie.

  3. What I'd like to see.... by skids · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...is a laser scanning system *combined with unpowered physical objects* that simply tracks the user's hands and the objects, and maybe draws a few things here and there, to give full keyboard/mouse/stick/wheel/powerglove functionality.

    I'm no big fan of the projected keyboards -- I want a physical keyboard where I can feel the keys go down, and same for the mouse. But I think that would be doable by providing unpowered keyboard/mouse objects that you can manipulate -- colored indicators mechanically activated could allow such a system to provide buttons on the mouse. The laser would just read them (think: the little orange "I'm unlocked" stickers on your car doors.)

    Capslock leds and such could be drawn on the keyboard object by the laser, and I'm sure a lot of other uses for objects drawn in the input area could be found, though really as any good typist will tell you (not that I am one) your eyes should be on the screen.

    Needing line of sight might be a bit tacky for people who like to recline, but I'm sure that could be dealt with by re-angling the laser from above or something.

    (Such a product may sound like it would never be commercially viable, but just think of how 1337 you'd look with those red tracers flying around your hands. I'm sure it would sell just on that basis :-)

    --
    Someone had to do it.
  4. Re:If you don't want people looking at your pantie by sejanus · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Please do not encourage girls to stop wearing skirts.

    We just got a new receptionist the other week, 19 years old, a incredible figure you'd die for. Flat stmach, toned long legs, the works.

    The first 2 days she wore tiny miniskirts and mega high heels and lowcut tops. sexy as all hell. Then some inconsiderate manager had a word to her and she now wears boring long pants.

    Us techies are still in shock about what we are missing out on.

    So again, please encourage girls to continue wearing skirts :)